Six Decades of Mechanical Integrity Chuck Becht IV Interview with Inspectioneering An excerpt from an interview conducted in May 2024 for Inspectioneering. To view full article:.https://inspectioneering.com/blog/2024-05-13/11079/six-decades-of-mechanical-integrity Could you share your journey and how it led to your role at Becht? “In 1986, I left Exxon Engineering to join Becht (formerly Becht Engineering Co.), which was […]

Becht participated in Naturgas Conference Week organized by ARPEL, in April. ARPEL, is an association of oil and gas and renewable energy companies in Latin America, and Naturgas is the Colombian association of natural gas. Both combined to form the 7th ARPEL Conference with the Naturgas Congress 2024 in Cartagena, Colombia.   ARPEL has been […]

Introducing the first blog in a trilogy about the life management and assessment of Pressure Swing Absorber (PSA) vessels. Can the lifespan of a PSA can be extended beyond its designed lifespan of 20 to 30 years of service? Operators often start worrying about the integrity of their PSA vessels as these approach the end […]

Many refineries have installed or have plans to install flare gas recovery systems.  Liquid Ring Compressors (LRC) are common on these systems because of their ability to handle two phase fluids. An LRC is a type of Positive Displacement (PD) machine, but it functions differently from conventional PD machines. An LRC operates effectively only when […]

By: Rafael Rengifo, Iván Parra Tepedino Introduction As the global energy landscape undergoes a profound emphasis on sustainability and reduced carbon emissions, the midstream sector finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. Like the rest of the energy sector, the midstreamers have come to accept the reality that environmental, social, and governmental (ESG) matters are now […]

Mechanical integrity programs are reliant on the validity of the extensive data that is captured and analyzed through equipment inspection plans. This data is used to predict necessary repairs and replacements, measure corrosion rates, schedule future inspections, and identify circuits where more thorough inspection is necessary. As more and more data is collected and stored […]

By Rebecca Davis and Kathy Lipski Great Place To Work®  Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work® Certification is recognized worldwide by […]

Sridhar Srinivasan and Jeremy Staats Production of Renewable Diesel (RD) and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) from biological sources (natural oils) has seen exponential growth in recent years, stemming from worldwide government mandated climate change initiatives alongside the need for carbon capture and sequestration.  Significant, rapid investments have occurred in retrofitting / adapting existing refinery hydroprocessing […]

  Every organization is positioned in a different timeline and traverse through the phases of challenges over a period. Challenges vary from design phase to post-commissioning phase and steady state operational phase and end of life. The focus area and the strategies should be evolving across the organization and re-aligned to tackle the challenges of […]

Storage tanks are widely used in refineries and sour gas processing plants for temporary storage of molten sulfur produced in the sulfur recovery units. These tanks are typically constructed with carbon steel and are cylindrical with external insulation on the side and the roof. Corrosion may occur on the external and internal surfaces of the […]